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International Bull Riding Super Stars Announced for the 2008 World Finals
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MEDIA CONTACT:
719.242.2800, ext. office
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PUEBLO, Colo. (October 24, 2008) - The Professional Bull Riders Inc. (PBR) International is proud to announce for the third year in a row, the top bull riding superstar from each of the international tours ---PBR Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico---will be heading to Las Vegas, Nevada to compete on behalf of their countries. Each office will be sending their top rider to go head to head with the top 45 bull riders in the world. Ben Seeds (Dingo, Queensland, Australia) will be representing PBR Australia; Edimundo Gomes (Brazil) will be representing PBR Brazil; Scott Schiffner (Strathmore, AB, Canada) will be representing PBR Canada; and Rocky McDonald (Col. Juarez, Mexico) will represent PBR Mexico. Each man will compete in the first three round of competition at the World Finals. If any of the international qualifiers earn enough money to break them in to the top 45 in the world standings, based on money, they will progress into the second weekend of the Finals. For more information on the PBR’s international tours or international riders headed to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2008 PBR World Finals, please contact David Cordovano at 719.242.2800 ext. 411 or visit www.pbrnow.com. ### About the PBR: More than 100 million viewers tune in each year to the PBR on FOX, NBC, ESPN, VERSUS, and on a host of foreign networks across the globe. With approximately 400 hours of prime time programming annually, PBR ranks among the most prolific sports on air, in addition to attracting over 1.5 million live event attendees each year with its multi-tiered event structure which includes the marquee Built Ford Tough Series presented by Wrangler, the Copenhagen Bull Riding Challenger Tour, the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour, and the Discovery Tour, designed specifically for entry level contestants. The PBR is headquartered in Pueblo, Colo., with additional offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. The PBR prides itself in its 1,000 plus stock contractor relationships and over 1,200 PBR bull riders competing in more than 300 PBR sanctioned competitions in five countries.
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2008 Season Awards
Copenhagen Bull Riding 90
Point Club Bonus |
| Guilherme Marchi |
| Cabela's World Foremost Ride Bonus for the 2008 Season |
1st: Renato Nunes/Mike White
2nd: Travis Briscoe |
| Mikel Moreno Memorial World Finals Bull |
| Bones/Teague Bucking Bulls |
| Daisy PBR Rookie of the Year |
| Reese Cates |
| Daisy PBR Rookie Bull of the Year |
| Unabomber |
| PBR World Finals Event Winner |
| Robson Palermo |
| Stock Contractor of the Year |
| Chad Berger / Clay Struve |
| World Champion Bucking Bull |
| Bones/Teague Bucking Bulls |
| PBR World Champion |
| Guilherme Marchi |
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